The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-06-11
IN rHE LApoR WORLD.
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Specially Compiled for the Toflert by an Adj
vOcate Man.
"a boot aud shue factory win be erected
at Hamburg.
Large deposits OF nickel ore have been
discovered in Northampton county.
Coke u Cos machine shops at Drifton
viii give employment to about tllree hun
dred men and boys when completed ,ti
The Knight of Labor Assemblies In
this county should make arrangements for
the proper celebration of the Fourth of
july
--Pottsvilie will get the silk mill to be
established in this State by the Phoenix
Manufacturing Company, of Patterson, N.
j. The mill viii employ one Thousand
hands, and the building and machinery
win cost s3O0,0OO,
"A scheme is on foot 10 place John
Jarrett, for many years president Of the
Amslgamated Association, at the head of
new iron and steel workers national
assembly, Knights of Labor whfoh is to
meet at Hartisbur9 Saturday.
The two weeks pay law is the result
Of thoughtful legislation. This law will
prove of great convenience to all working
men-e enabling them TO buy for CASH there
by securing the benefit of the "pay As YOU
go" system which Is the only genuine
economy.
|, The iroA business Is frequently spoken
of as the barometer of commercial prosper
.ity.. There is an Activity how III the iron
trade oecassioned by tho estimation that
thiriy+thTee thousand miles of railroad will
be laid thls year, which Will require the
manufacture. of three million IONS of steel
rails, ,si,., ,st
-aTs0n. Monday 3 Hotninittee Representing
eighteen hundred; iron workers of the sev-
ersl mills in Reading, notified the manage
mept that they would not accept the ten
per. cent. reduction announced to take eff
feet ON Monday. In case of the enforce
ment of the proposed reduction strike is
evident,
-=The eng Inc ''E. A. Packer r,ihs the
pee wee train that was put on the road
Monday to run between Mauch Chunk and
Glen Onoko. It's engineer is Dehart, whose
train collided with Engineer Brelsford's
several months ago on the /. & S. road
near Rockport. James McAlllster Is the
conductor.
Cardinal Gibbons has anhounced that
all Catholic members OF the knights of
-abor are forbidden to take parts in boy
colts or infringehents on the rights OF any
citizen; they will also be forbidden TO join
or be connected with any such organiza-
tions as practice intimidation, whether of
violent OF whatever character.
"A call has been issiied froh Reading,
for the organization OF a State Federation
of Trades, to be composed OF labor unions
and workingrneh's organizations within the
State, its object being to better the condi-
tion of mechanics. 1t is not proposed that
the new organization shall in any way
intsfIere With the knights of Labor.
The Leiiigh Stove Foundry, here, re-
suned operations Wednesday morning,
after an. idleness of some week-the result
ofia refusal by the'mouldefs to work on
boycotted patterns. Twehty-three mould
ers hailihg from Albany, N. y, were put
TO work under a new foreman and superin-
tendent. 1t is ruinored that the striking
men will not be returned.
S-The Thomas Iron Company, of Hok-
endauqua, is preparing very large ship
fnent OF furnace machinery to Birmingham.
Alabama. An entire train viii required.
Among the machinery are two large blsw-
Ping engines made by l. P. Morris sS Co., of
Philadelphia, The shipment will be made
in fsm: days and will rank among the
largestfever made to the South.